Thanks Seniors!

 

Here's to the seniors, who are leaving the SLUSKI squad this spring:

This is dedicated to you and all of your hard work these past 4 years! It's been a pleasure to work with you. It's been even more awesome to see how far you have come as humans and as racers! You've taken a lot of time out of your lives to follow your ski passions, committing hours to practice and train, missing classes and school events just to race your hearts out on the trails. It hasn't been easy, but you've made it look effortless. Thanks for your leadership and dedication to the team- helping the younger members, leading captains practices, and representing SLU well. Know you'll always be apart of the SLUSKI family! We can't wait to see where your lives take you! Best of luck in everything you do and don't forget to visit!

See you on the trails,

Coach Hatton

All of these photos are of the seniors from this 20-21 season, taken from a variety of people:

Gabby

Jordan

Coach Hatton cheering on Tim

Tim and Coach Hatton on crazy dress day at practice

Tim during the 3K this fall

Gabby leading the girls in the 3K this fall

Tim, Coach ETown, and Gabby before the 3K
Looking sharp!

Gabby

Tim doing intervals

Tim!

Gabby!

Gabby

Jordan

Tim and Coach Hatton at the last EISA race
Sneaky Claire!

Coach Hatton and Gabby

Jordan

Gabby

Jordan

Tim

Gabby, Coach Hatton, Tim, and Jordan at NCAA's

Tim

Jordan

NCAA Post #3

Recap from George Gowdy '23:

I think going into the races I had very few expectations. I tried to keep my head clear and just focus on racing hard, taking a step back from school and everything else. On Monday, we skied some intervals at Great Glen; honestly, it was the best ski of the season! Looking up at the Presidential Range, I thought about how crazy it was to be racing in NH, my skiing had truly come full circle, all the work had brought me back to my home state. We were there mainly because of how the pandemic had affected skiing in the EISA; but when life gave us lemons, we raced NCAA’s! 

George racing strong at NCAA's

NCAA crew getting hyped before departure!

Overall, our goal was to put our best foot forward and race hard. This paid off in the 10K, which felt pretty solid. I would say the 20K was the best race I have had in a long time! I stayed positive and just kept holding on! It was a special week for all of us, the seniors finished four years of hard work, Charlie and I got a taste of what’s to come, and Steph positioned herself for a strong season next year. I hope the next few years will see more skiers from SLU earning spots at NCAA’s, but we have a lot of work ahead of us. But if these past few months have taught us anything, change can hit like a cargo ship in the Suez Canal.  

 

Thanks for an unbelievable season everybody, 

Greg (George)